SPEER EL

Set in ARLINGTON, Texas, SPEER EL is a reasonably sized K-5 school, operated by ARLINGTON ISD. It serves 682 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so SPEER EL sits 31% bigger than that benchmark.

SPEER EL is one of 75 schools operated by ARLINGTON ISD, a district that teaches 53,394 students overall.

Looking at the student body, SPEER EL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%). The remainder reads as 9% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SPEER EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.3%; this one delivers 23.3%.

In the area at large, Tarrant County reports that median household income runs about $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), SPEER EL is one campus in the mix.

WEBB EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SPEER EL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SPEER EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 40.5%.

SPEER EL operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. SPEER EL's enrollment has shrank 8% since 2018, when it stood at 738 (now 682). Hispanic enrollment moved from 77% to 86% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for SPEER EL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.